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Cardell, Elizabeth A.; Chenery, Helen J. – Language Testing, 1999
Used a cognitive neuropsychological approach to investigate a case of acquired dysgraphia in an adult who had sustained focal brain damage. The aims of the study were to investigate the usefulness of model-based assessment in identifying the mechanisms responsible for dysgraphia and for designing a treatment program informed by theories of normal…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Psychology, Dysgraphia, Evaluation Methods
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Wall, Dianne – Language Testing, 1996
Suggests that any model of washback must include insights from the theory of educational innovation to help explain why tests do not always have the desired or feared effect. Key concepts in educational innovation are reviewed, showing how these concepts are manifested in a case study in washback and outlining how they are being applied in recent…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Cognitive Development, Educational Innovation